Bruce Dickinson discography explained

Artist:Bruce Dickinson
Studio:7
Live:2
Compilation:1
Video:3
Music Videos:14
Singles:10
1Option:1
1Option Name:Box sets
2Option:15
2Option Name:Other appearances

Bruce Dickinson, a British heavy metal singer, has released seven studio albums, two live albums, one compilation, ten singles, three video albums, fourteen music videos, and one box set. In 1979, after playing in local groups, Dickinson joined hard rock band Samson. He departed after two years to become Iron Maiden's lead vocalist.[1] His debut with this band is considered a "masterpiece",[2] which was followed with a series of top-ten releases.[3] In 1989, while Iron Maiden were taking a year off,[4] Dickinson and former Gillan guitarist, Janick Gers, composed a song for a film soundtrack. His solo debut, Tattooed Millionaire (1990), was an effort that favoured a hard rock/pop metal approach, different from what fans assumed would be an aggressive, Iron Maiden-like album.[5] Four songs—the title track, "Dive! Dive! Dive!", "Born in '58", and a cover version of David Bowie's "All the Young Dudes"—were released as singles. Dickinson returned to Iron Maiden, accompanied by Gers as the new guitarist, and the project went on hiatus. Dive! Dive! Live! was a live video recorded from a concert in Los Angeles, California, in August 1990, and released in July 1991.

After a farewell tour in 1993, Dickinson left Iron Maiden and started working on a second album with Tribe of Gypsies guitarist and band leader, Roy Z. In June 1994, he released Balls to Picasso, which reached the top 30 in several countries. Allmusic deemed the album "somewhat of a disappointment" which failed to "come up with anything truly groundbreaking",[6] except for "Tears of the Dragon", which was released as a single, along with "Shoot All the Clowns".[6] Roy Z departed to continue with his work and Dickinson recruited new members, with whom he released the double-disc live performance, Alive in Studio A. The third album, Skunkworks, was released in 1996, marking a "highly approved stylistic shift".[7] The single "Back from the Edge" was released to promote this effort. A live video and an EP were recorded from a concert in Spain, and released in Japan, as Skunkworks Live.

Due to musical differences, the Skunkworks line-up split up, and Dickinson once again was joined by Roy Z, along with then ex-Iron Maiden guitarist, Adrian Smith.[8] The follow-up album, Accident of Birth (1997), marked a return to a heavier sound for Dickinson.[8] The title track and "Man of Sorrows" were released as singles. The next year he released a semi-concept album on alchemy, The Chemical Wedding, which was described as a "modern metal aesthetic".[9] The "muscular anthem",[9] "Killing Floor", was the album's single. The live album, Scream for Me Brazil, documented a 1999 live performance in São Paulo during the supporting tour. That year, Dickinson and Smith rejoined Iron Maiden, and the project once again went on hiatus. He released a "best of…" album in 2001, which included two new songs, "Broken" and "Silver Wings". On 23 May 2005, Dickinson released his first album in seven years, Tyranny of Souls. To commemorate this, all of his past releases were remastered, with his studio efforts containing bonus tracks, and the live recordings merged into a single box set, entitled Alive.[10] The 2006 DVD, Anthology, contained three live performances, all of the promo videos, and over an hour of extras. Since Dickinson joined Iron Maiden in 1981 he's sold well over 100 mln albums as of 2024.[11]

Albums

Studio albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
UK
[12] 		AUT
[13] 		FIN
[14] 		GER
[15] 		JPN
[16] 		NLD
[17] 		SWE
[18] 		SWI
[19] 		US
[20]
1990Tattooed Millionaire
  • Released: 8 May 1990
  • Label: EMI (CDP 79 4273 2)
  • Format: CD, LP, CS
14—739——3335100
1994Balls to Picasso
  • Released: 6 June 1994
  • Label: EMI (8-29682-2)
  • Format: CD, LP, CS
21266462582829185
1996Skunkworks
  • Released: 19 February 1996
  • Label: Sanctuary (SMEDD196)
  • Format: CD, LP, CS
41—14—69—40——
1997Accident of Birth
  • Released: 3 June 1997
  • Label: Castle (0000124RAW)
  • Format: CD, LP, CS
53—1352309346——
1998The Chemical Wedding
  • Released: 14 September 1998
  • Label: Sanctuary (SMRCD214)
  • Format: CD, LP, CS
55—224164—31——
2005Tyranny of Souls
  • Released: 23 May 2005
  • Label: Sanctuary (MYNCD035)
  • Format: CD
6556103975961073180
2024The Mandrake Project
  • Released: 1 March 2024
  • Label: BMG
  • Format: CD, LP, digital
31
[21] 		2
[22] 		1—61
[23] 		2
[24] 		176
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Live albums

YearAlbum detailsNotes
1995Alive in Studio A
  • Released: March 1995
  • Label: Castle (RAWDD102)
  • Format: CD, LP, CS
The album was released as a double-disc set. The first CD was recorded live in the studio, and the second one at the Marquee Club.[25] It peaked at number 96 in the UK.[26]
1999Scream for Me Brazil
  • Released: 2 November 1999
  • Label: Sanctuary (NR 4502)
  • Format: CD
This was a 70-minute-long disc recorded in São Paulo, 1999, during the "Chemical Wedding world tour". It is the second Bruce Dickinson tour to include Adrian Smith on guitar.[27] The album peaked at number 177 in the UK.

Compilation albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsNotes
UK
FIN
GER
SWE
2001The Best of Bruce Dickinson
  • Released: 25 September 2001
  • Label: Metal-Is (MISCD014)
  • Format: CD
14167242It includes two new songs, "Broken" and "Silver Wings". The UK release added a fourteen-track bonus CD, containing rare songs that had only appeared as B-sides on singles.[28]
2018Scream for Me Sarajevo: A Story of Hope in a Time of War
  • Released: 2 June 2018
  • Label: BMG
  • Format: CD, LP
————

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
FIN
IRL
[29] 		US
Main..
[30]
1990"Tattooed Millionaire"1814——Tattooed Millionaire
"All the Young Dudes"231025—
"Dive! Dive! Dive!"45———
"Born in '58"81———
1994"Tears of the Dragon"286—36Balls to Picasso
"Shoot All the Clowns"3720——
1995"Sacred Cowboys" #————
1996"Back from the Edge"68———Skunkworks
"Solar Confinement" — ———
1997"Accident of Birth"54———Accident of Birth
"Man of Sorrows" §#————
1998"Killing Floor" §————The Chemical Wedding
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.
"§" denotes Japanese release only.
# denotes UK promotional single release only.

Video albums

YearVideo detailsPeak chart positionsNotes
UKDENFINFRAITASWEUS
1991Dive! Dive! Live!
  • Released: 1 July 1991
  • Label: PMI (PMI49073)
  • Format: VHS, LASERDISC
———————The show was filmed in Los Angeles, California, on 14 August 1990, during the Tattooed Millionaire U.S. tour leg. It was directed by James Yukich, known for his work with Iron Maiden's Live After Death.[31]
1997Skunkworks Live Video
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Victor (VIVP-66)
  • Format: VHS
———————A live performance filmed on 31 May and 1 June 1996, in Pamplona and Gerona, Spain, during the Skunkwoks world tour. It was directed by Julian Doyle and released only in Japan.[32]
2006Anthology
  • Released: 20 June 2006
  • Label: Sanctuary (SVE4011)
  • Format: DVD
3
[33] 		3
2
20
9
10
36
[34] 		A three-DVD package that contained the live performances, Dive! DiveLive! (1991), Skunkworks Live Video (1997), and Scream for Me Brazil (1999), plus all the promo videos and over one hour of extras and unreleased footage.[35]

Music videos

YearTitleDirector
1990"Tattooed Millionaire"Storm Thorgerson
"All the Young Dudes"
"Dive! DiveDive!"Jim Yukich
"Born in '58"
1994"Tears of the Dragon"Howard Greenhalgh
"Shoot All the Clowns"
1996"Back From the Edge"Bruce Dickinson
"Inertia"
1997"Accident of Birth"
"Man of Sorrows"
"Road to Hell"
1998"Killing Floor"Julian Doyle
"The Tower"
2005"Abduction"

Other appearances

YearSongAlbumRef.
1989"Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter"A Nightmare on Elm Street 5 OST[36]
"Smoke on the Water"The Earthquake Album by Rock Aid Armenia[37]
1992"(I Want to Be) Elected"None (single)[38]
1994"Sabbath Bloody Sabbath"Nativity in Black: A Tribute to Black Sabbath[39]
1997"Bohemian Rhapsody"Friends for Life[40]
"Elected"Bean OST (originally released in 1992 for Comic Relief)[41]
1998"The Zoo"[42]
"Trumpets of Jericho"Child's Play 4: The Bride of Chucky OST[43]
1999"Black Widow"[44]
2000"Into the Black Hole"[45]
"The One You Love to Hate"Resurrection[46]
"Wannabe Gangstar"Wheatus[47]
2005"Shout it Out Loud"Sheep in KISS Make Up[48]
"Beast in the Light"Execution[49]
2008"Chemical Wedding"Chemical Wedding OST[50]
"Man of Sorrows"
2010"2 Minutes Silence"Video by The Royal British Legion[51]
2012"Second Movement: Andante"Concerto for Group and Orchestra by Jon Lord
2013"Behind Blue Eyes", "Black Night", "Emerald"The Sunflower Superjam 2012: Live at the Royal Albert Hall[52]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: AllMusic. [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4086|pure_url=yes}} Bruce Dickinson — Biography]. Greg. Prato. 30 November 2008.
  2. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r9911|pure_url=yes}} The Number of the Beast > Review]. Prato. Greg. AllMusic. 3 November 2008.
  3. Web site: The Greatest Metal Bands of All Time . MTV News . 8 November 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101218144328/http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/metal/greatest_metal_bands/071406/index5.jhtml . 18 December 2010 .
  4. Web site: The Bruce Dickinson biography . Book of Hours . 12 November 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090208091756/http://bookofhours.net/bdwbn/bio.htm . 8 February 2009.
  5. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r5711|pure_url=yes}} Tattooed Millionaire > Review]. Henderson. Alex. AllMusic. 23 March 2009.
  6. Web site: AllMusic. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r203717|pure_url=yes}} Balls to Picasso > Review]. John. Franck. 29 March 2009.
  7. Web site: AllMusic. Skunkworks > Review. Vincent. Jeffries. 30 March 2009. 17 March 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110317201608/http://www.allmusic.com/album/r254898. live.
  8. Web site: Bruce Dickinson – Accident of Birth. Stagno. Mike. Sputnikmusic. 17 December 2008.
  9. Web site: AllMusic. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r373992|pure_url=yes}} The Chemical Wedding > Review]. Eduardo. Rivadavia. 30 March 2009.
  10. Web site: Bruce Dickinson: Early Solo Albums To Be Reissued With Bonus Tracks. https://archive.today/20130201112512/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=34921. dead. 1 February 2013. Blabbermouth. 23 September 2008. 26 March 2009.
  11. Web site: Bruce Dickinson Career. southwalesguardian.co.uk. 5 March 2024.
  12. Web site: Bruce Dickinson Chart History. Official Charts Company. 13 September 2013. 5 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140105174330/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/bruce%20dickinson. live.
  13. Web site: Discographie Bruce Dickinson. German. austriancharts.at. 28 July 2008. 26 February 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090226045544/http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=Bruce+Dickinson&cat=a. live.
  14. Bruce Dickinson in Finnish Charts:
  15. Web site: Discographie von Bruce Dickinson. GfK Entertainment. de. 8 March 2024. 8 March 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240308130203/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artistId=Bruce+Dickinson. live.
  16. Web site: メガデス-Oricon Style ミュージック. oricon.co.jp. Japanese. 9 July 2008. 11 January 2013. https://archive.today/20130111194831/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/145745/ranking/cd_album/. live.
  17. Web site: Discography Bruce Dickinson. Dutch. Dutch charts. 6 July 2008. 5 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220605061343/https://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?cat=a. live.
  18. Web site: Diskografi Bruce Dickinson. Swedish. Swedish charts. 8 July 2008. 20 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121020193209/http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Bruce+Dickinson. live.
  19. Web site: Diskographie Bruce Dickinson. German. Swiss charts. 7 July 2008. 16 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121016043424/http://swisscharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Bruce+Dickinson. live.
  20. Bruce Dickinson Chart History: Billboard 200. Billboard. 12 March 2024. 12 March 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240312010254/https://www.billboard.com/artist/bruce-dickinson/chart-history/tlp/. live.
  21. Web site: Album Chart 10/2024. oe3.orf.at. 12 March 2024. 28 December 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231228085855/https://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/oe3austriatop40longplay/. live.
  22. Web site: Albumit 10/2024. Musiikkituottajat. 9 March 2024. 8 March 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240308151445/https://ifpi.fi/lista/albumit/2024/10/. live.
  23. Web site: Veckolista Album, vecka 10. Sverigetopplistan. 9 March 2024. 8 March 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240308203714/https://sverigetopplistan.se/chart/54/?dspy=2024&dspp=10. live.
  24. Web site: Album Sales, woche 10. swisscharts.com. 10 March 2024. 10 March 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240310153029/http://swisscharts.com/album/Bruce-Dickinson/The-Mandrake-Project-531103. live.
  25. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r220935|pure_url=yes}} Alive in Studio A > Review]. Thomas Erlewine. Stephen. AllMusic. 26 November 2008.
  26. Web site: British Chart . Chart Log UK . 17 November 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151019075638/http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_D.HTM . 19 October 2015 .
  27. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r444147|pure_url=yes}} Scream for Me > Review]. Prato. Greg. AllMusic. 16 November 2008.
  28. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r553997|pure_url=yes}} The Best of Bruce Dickinson [Bonus CD] > Review|last=Henderson|first=Alex|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=20 November 2008].
  29. Web site: Search the charts . The Irish Charts . IRMA . 18 November 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090602061251/http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement . 2 June 2009.
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  31. Web site: Bruce Dickinson Interview. Scream for Me. 8 April 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081207024135/http://www.screamforme.com/interview.htm. 7 December 2008.
  32. Anthology. DVD. Sanctuary. London, England.
  33. Web site: Bruce Dickinson: 'Anthology' DVD First-Week Chart Positions. 28 June 2006. Blabbermouth. Roadrunner Records. 23 November 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081219152254/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=54347. 19 December 2008.
  34. Web site: Top Music Video – Bruce Dickinson: Anthology . 8 July 2006 . Billboard. 15 November 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090226043559/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=388&cfgn=Videos&cfn=Top+Music+Video&ci=3067691&cdi=8674142&cid=07%2F08%2F2006 . 26 February 2009 .
  35. Web site: Bruce Dickinson – Anthology. Scream for Me. 23 November 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081017094901/http://www.screamforme.com/anthology1.htm. 17 October 2008.
  36. Web site: A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (Soundtrack) . Nightmare on Elm Street Films . 17 October 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120224013458/http://nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com/nightmare5soundtrack.html . 24 February 2012.
  37. Web site: Allmovie. Rock Aid Armenia: Making of "Smoke on the Water". 4 April 2008. 21 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121021234047/http://www.allmovie.com/movie/rock-aid-armenia-making-of-smoke-on-the-water-v41786. live.
  38. Web site: Mr. Bean & Smear Campaign – (I Want To Be) Elected. discogs. 3 November 2008. 17 October 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081017120558/http://www.discogs.com/release/813210. live.
  39. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r206693|pure_url=yes}} Nativity in Black: Tribute to Black Sabbath > Review]. Parisien. Roch. AllMusic. 12 December 2008.
  40. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r368450|pure_url=yes}} Friends for Life > Overview]. AllMusic. 13 December 2008.
  41. Web site: Bean: The Album. Amazon.com. 8 April 2009. 1 February 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110201054349/http://www.amazon.com/Bean-Album-Various-Artists/dp/B000001F0D. live.
  42. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r380203|pure_url=yes}} ECW: Extreme Music > Review]. Torreano. Bradley. AllMusic. 17 December 2008.
  43. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r377532|pure_url=yes}} Child's Play 4: The Bride of Chucky > Overview]. AllMusic. 13 December 2008.
  44. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r388137|pure_url=yes}} Humanary Stew: A Tribute to Alice Cooper > Review]. Huey. Steve. AllMusic. 12 December 2008.
  45. Web site: The Universal Migrator – part 2 . Lucassen . Arjen . Arjen Lucassen . 1 July 2000 . 6 December 2008 . dead . https://archive.today/20120720175215/http://www.arjenlucassen.com/ayreon/ay_interview_09.html . 20 July 2012 .
  46. Web site: Resurrection > Review. Adams. Bret. AllMusic. 29 December 2008. 24 April 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110424063514/http://www.allmusic.com/album/r492727. live.
  47. Web site: Wannabe Gangster. Amazon.com. 30 March 2009. 11 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121111125000/http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wannabe-Gangster-CD-1-Wheatus/dp/B00005UL5J. live.
  48. Web site: Stack Trick – Discography. Sack Trick. 16 December 2008. 23 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120523122217/http://www.sacktrick.com/disco.htm. live.
  49. Web site: Tribuzy: 'Execution – Live Reunion' artwork posted online. Blabbermouth. 13 May 2007. 14 December 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090226093952/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=72445. 26 February 2009.
  50. Web site: Chemical Wedding soundtrack out now. IronMaiden.com Ltd. 26 May 2008. 24 December 2008. 26 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151126070127/http://www.ironmaiden.com/chemical-wedding-soundtrack-out-now.html. dead.
  51. Web site: IRON MAIDEN Singer Featured on Charity Single's Silent Tribute To Veterans. https://archive.today/20120907185249/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=148349. dead. 7 September 2012. Roadrunner Records. 26 October 2010.
  52. Web site: Bruce Dickinson, Alice Cooper, John Paul Jones Featured On The Sunflower Superjam DVD. Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. 21 August 2013. 22 August 2013. 24 August 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130824031410/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/bruce-dickinson-alice-cooper-john-paul-jones-featured-on-the-sunflower-superjam-dvd. live.

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